Elkskin Gauntlet Gloves, Natural/Brown

By far the best gloves I've ever had very comfortable and take abuse. the squeegee there when you need it and not noticed unitl you need it. Long lasting. I've had my 1st pair for numerous trips, Trans America Trail, Contenential Divide TRail and many others...was extremely dissapointed when they were out of stock recently for a LONG time.. I had to stitch up the holes in mine to get some more time out of them. A few minor compaints. I wish the leather on the back of the glove were thicker as this is where the leather 1st started to tear..plus a little bit longer guantlet would be nice...

I agree with the observations of other reviewers, the gauntlet is too short to slip over the sleeve of a jacket, making them WAY less useful than they would be with the gauntlet extended another 3-4 inches. The Velcro closures are a bit flimsy too. These are not as high in quality of a product as the Ropers.

Love these gloves! Very nice in hot weather. Feels just as soft as deerskin.

This is my second pair of Elkskin Ropers. I bought my first pair about 3 years ago and they have been my daily riding gloves. I purchased these Elkskn Gauntlet Ropers to give me a little more wind protection around the cuffs. They work great. The cuff area is soft elkskin that can be folded and tucked inside my Roadcrafter sleeve, or expanded over the sleeve for quicker on and off. These gloves are extremely comfortable and well fitting with the sizing instructions. Thanks Aerostich.

Received the elkskin gauntlet gloves on time. Using the size guide on the website my measurement was a size 9.5. Size was spot on and the gloves feel great. Super comfortable and the brown/tan looked great. Unfortunately the stitching on the knuckle protection was broken/cut/failed/not there, and you could see the foam under the panel. Called Aerostich and the service agent was very professional and friendly, apologized and stated that they're hand stitched and sometimes this happened. She emailed me a FedEx label to return the gloves and said they would express-ship a replacement pair to me. Waiting on another pair. Hopefully they're built right and will last. Looking forward to taking them on a long ride to see how they break in.

Received the gloves and immediately took them on a two day 800 mile ride. Gloves were very comfortable even without a ‘break-in’. The fit was spot on to the catalog size chart for my size 8 1/2.. The elk hide is very light and flexible compared to the leather I am used to which contributes to the comfort and feel of the gloves. Very satisfied.

Using the sizing guide, I ordered these gloves sight unseen. To my satisfaction, they fit great except for the pinkies being too long. That's do to my anatomy and no fault of the gloves. I soaked the gloves which caused them to shrink a bit and wore them afterward. Now they fit perfectly even with my stubby pinkies.
I have been slowly upgrading all of my riding gear and was excited to have a new pair of quality gloves. Or so I thought. After just a few uses one of the seams near the velcro closure unravelled completely apart. Fortunately, the dry cleaner near me does leather repair and was able to fix them. I hope that this was an isolated bad spot and is not indicative of the long term quality of these gloves. Even my old cheapo Chinese gloves didn't start coming apart this soon.

These gloves fit my requirements particularly well, and they look really good in the pics.

Unfortunately, in real life, these gloves do no good service to Aerostich's name with their poor finish (or, if it is poor design, even worse). I so wanted them to be right - it is exactly the kind of design I like - no liner, good leather, and a light gauntlet that will go over a jacket sleeve. After sending back a second pair which was exactly the same as the first I returned, I give up on this product.

The stitching and finish on the fingers, palm and straps is good. The leather is really nice.

However, the edge of the gauntlet is unfinished and is cut irregularly. The gauntlet edge is the raw leather edge, with a row of faux stitching parallel to the edge that serves no other purpose than to suggest where a finish fold-over might have been stitched.

I could understand if the edge were intentionally left plain (for some reason not obvious to me) but the fact that the edge is not only raw leather edge, but cut irregularly and looks unfinished, that I conclude this to be unacceptable.

You might be prepared to live with it - I am not.

Aerostich - I repeat the disappointment that I conveyed to your customer service.

The title of my review says it all, really. I bought my two-tone gauntlets AT the store in Duluth, so I could make sure I got correct size. I was a bit surprised when the (very helpful) sales rep put me in a size 8.5 -- I thought at first this was too small, but after only a few rides the gloves formed to my hands like a second skin. They felt and fit me better than the similar Lee Parks gloves, seemed of heavier construction and a more snug design, and cost less to boot! They're plenty warm down into the 40s by themselves (and lower when using the heated grips on my BMW) and not too hot up to about 75-80F. I'm thinking about buying another pair now, just to make sure I have spares in case these go out of production or something (hopefully not!). A great pair of gloves.

I have only a couple short rides on this new pair so far. I have a pair of ropers that are great but I rotate gloves during a trip especially if its hot weather. These are unlined and feel great and fit nicely. They appear to be what I expected. I will be out on about a 4,000 mile trip this Fall and will give additional review after that so its a bit early but all indications are that I am going to be putting a lot of miles on these gloves. The gauntlet works very nice and proper over my Darien jacket sleeves and adjusts without binding. The thickness is about right for now and should be fine later in the year when I turn on the grip warmers. Of course in severe cold I drag out the electrics. Time will tell.